- The objective of this analysis is to see if there is any sort of difference between shot locations in the Chicago Bulls’ 2017-2020 seasons. And if so, to determine the reasoning.
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## Chicago Bulls 2018-19 shot data
As seen in the overlaid plots, the top marginal plot shows that the difference between the years does not differ at all. However, we can see that the marginal plot on the right side does differ.
This shows that there IS a slightly higher density of shots being made behind the 3-point line. However, it does not seem to be a significant difference.
Let’s approach this in another way.
Let’s check the number of shots per season for any discrepancies:
Shots made in 2017: 7138
Shots made in 2018: 7285
Shots made in 2019: 7205
Shots made in 2020: 5762
– From the previous slide, there is a clear difference in the amount of shots in 2020 compared to prior years; with a difference of nearly 1500 shots!
– The reason for this is very likely the suspension of the 2019-2020 season due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Since my initial test on the 2020 data failed, I decided to run another test: checking to see if there was any sort of correlation between time remaining and shot location.
I created an animated plot to show this relationship.
## Chicago Bulls 2018-19 shot data
## Chicago Bulls 2018-19 shot data
I attempted to make more observations with both:
-A heatmap
-Side-by-side “Made vs Not Made” plots
However, I found neither of these to be useful in obtaining any sort of new information.
## Chicago Bulls 2018-19 shot data